In a wonderfully nostalgic clip from a 1985 episode of Sesame Street, a Billy Idol lookalike Muppet named Billy Idle croons out his window to a rebellious letter L who is protesting with words that start with itself outside. The song, entitled “Rebel L”, is a direct nod to Idol’s…
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Jimmy Fallon and Black Thought of ‘The Roots’ Rap With the ‘Sesame Street’ Muppets While Riding the Bus
In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Sesame Street, Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon and Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, of The Roots joined Elmo, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch and other iconic Muppets from the show on a bus where they rapped together about how to get to Sesame…
New York City Renames 63rd Street and Broadway as ‘Sesame Street’ in Honor of Show’s 50th Anniversary
New York City has renamed 63rd Street at Broadway as Sesame Street in honor of the show’s 50th Anniversary providing an actual physical address for anyone, anywhere to come and visit. Waze even updated their maps with the new name so they can very easily tell you 🎶 “how to…
Biden’s Secretary of State Nominee Tony Blinken Met With Grover During a 2016 Visit to ‘Sesame Street’
During the 2016 General Assembly of the United Nations, then Deputy Secretary of State (and President-Elect Biden‘s current Secretary of State nominee) Tony Blinken came across a rather confused Grover who was wandering around Sesame Street looking for the “un-building”. The Deputy Secretary clarified for Grover that he was actually…
Hilarious Blooper Footage From an Elmo and Robin Williams Sketch For a 1991 Sesame Street Special
During the 1991 Sesame Street special “Big Bird’s Birthday or Let Me Eat Cake”, the late, greatly missed Robin Williams hilariously showed a curious Elmo the many fun things one can do with a stick. A blooper reel of that hilarious sketch revealed what happens when Elmo gets Mr. Williams’…
Patrick Stewart Helps The Count Get Number One Back to Its Proper Place on 1996 Episode of ‘Sesame Street’
On a 1996 episode of Sesame Street, a distressed Count von Count was having a bit of trouble corralling a naughty number one. The quarrelous integer insisted upon hiding amongst the other numbers, making it difficult for The Count to count. Luckily, Sir Patrick Stewart was nearby, having just performed…
James Taylor and Oscar the Grouch Sing a Duet on a Classic Episode of ‘Sesame Street’
In 1984, the great James Taylor paid a visit to Sesame Street, where he and the curmudgeonly trash dweller Oscar the Grouch performed a duet that told each other how they feel. The song “That Grouchy Face”, was an adorable parody of Taylor’s hit song “Your Smiling Face”. Taylor appeared…
‘Helpsters’, An Apple TV+ ‘Sesame Street’ Spinoff Series With Fuzzy Monsters Who Teach Kids to Code
Helpsters is a new, original Apple TV+ streaming series that features very colorful cast of monsters of all shapes and sizes who want to teach young kids how to code. Each Helpster has their own personality and method for tackling the work ahead in a fun and constructive way. Meet…
